At the end of the last century, the Chinese music industry, the diva level female singers are basically mature women style, interpretation of the songs are bitter love songs.
Nowadays, those who are still famous such as Faye Wong, Na Ying, Liu Ruoying, Lin Yilian, Zhang Huimei, Karen Mok, and those who have retired such as Ye Qianwen, Chen Huixian, Anita Mui, Xu Meijing, and Zheng Xiuwen.
These female singers are more old-school, representative of a song than a bitter, although the classic, but less lively.
So, at the beginning of the 21st century, Jay Chou rose to prominence among male singers, and Sun Yanzi among female singers.
For King Chow, rhythm and blues (R&B) was one of his keys to victory, and for Sun Yenzi, the image of a fresh, unassuming young girl became the white moonlight in the hearts of her fans.
Sun Yan Zi has released 12 albums since her debut, and I would like to divide her into 3 periods.
The early 6 albums represent her most brilliant moments, and also perfectly illustrate her fresh young girl image, the middle and late exploration and independent production is controversial in my eyes.
How did Sun's songs portray her as a teenager and attract fans?
Sun Yanzi's sense of girlhood, embodied in many levels:
A young girl, when happy is bound to be moving like a rabbit, and its playfulness and cuteness can make people can't help but laugh;
A young girl, when sad, will not be as bad as ashes, or a light sadness, or to endure the pain and stubbornness;
A young girl, and will not be wounded by the love affair on the "rotten and stinking", but will not be a "bad and stinking". She will remain steadfast in her belief in love.
Sun Yan Zi in the song shows these images perfectly.
01
Small fresh love song: sad but not hurt
Small fresh art style and singer tone has a lot to do with:
Listen to Na Ying sang small fresh, that's the head of the ox is not the horse's mouth, listen to the Wu Qingfeng singing, that's a heavenly voice.
As in "You are written in my song", the prelude together, as if immediately in the spring, birds and flowers in the context of the two people who love each other in the eyes of the twinkling stars, talking about the heart of the initial stirring, will never associate the cohabitation of the trivial, the breakup of the entanglement, the indignation of the cleavage, which is Wu Qingfeng tone magical magic.
Sun Yanzi's first album of the same name, the overall production style is a little fresh, so will be emphasized on the cover: never a 22-year-old girl like her singing.
The hit song "Sky Dark Dark", the main part of the song is purely self-explanatory tone of the young girl, supplemented by piano accompaniment and empty reverb, so that people can empathize with the singing of this young girl, like the very first time we encountered a wall in the community, lonely, helpless, heartbroken and want to cry, but neither bawling, nor stoically tearful.
The chorus screams accusingly, "Is there always a handicap behind the adult world?" Why blame me when the world is clearly wrong? It's aggressive and indignant, but it's a ****ing hit.
The end, put away the hedgehog like himself, remembered the grandmother said the truth: "rain also have to be brave to move forward, I believe that everything will calm down", not only with the world, but also with their own reconciliation.
This may be a bit preachy, but it's not the end of the story. "I want to go home now" - accepting the reasoning, but still feeling aggrieved, so I'm going to jump into my grandmother's arms to seek solace.
Instant characterization is full!
Let's look at the themes of a few other small fresh love songs:
"Love Certificate" - long-distance relationship
"E-lover" - online love
"Peace" - couple quarrel
"Very good". - Relationships that others don't see eye to eye with
These tags tend to conjure up the following storylines:
Long distance relationship - cheating on the guy
Online relationship - cheating
Couple's fights - the guy is not tolerant enough to look after
E-lover - No longer afraid to stand still, if you love someone, you should trust your instincts
Peace - Standing on the smallest part of the earth, who cares about our quarrels
Very good - Even if no one sees it as a good idea, happiness is due to the fact that we rely on each other
I'm asking you, "What is this?"
I'm asking you to do something about it. p>
I ask you, who wouldn't love a girl like this?
Instead of emphasizing who pays more, who loses more, and who is right and who is wrong in a relationship, they put aside gender differences, treat each other as equals, and **** the same to learn and solve the problems in the relationship, combined with the perfect rendition of Sun Yen-Chi's voice, it's strange that they don't love each other!
After the album of the same name, the masterpiece of the small fresh love song is the sixth album in the "meet".
On "The Children of Tomorrow", "Meet" became the test track for many of the trainees, but sadly, none of them excelled. To this day, I haven't found anyone who can sing the way Yan Zi did when she sang "Meet", not even Yan Zi herself.
"Meet" cover want to excel is really a little difficult:
First, it is the sound area, the main song part is very low, for most girls it is difficult to play, low can not go down, it is easy to sing and sing on a sound go; vice part "from the subway and the sea" and some high, easy to give people a kind of has been pretending to be a woman suddenly The first part of the chorus is "from the subway and the sea of people", which is a bit high.
Secondly, the tone, how to use the most simple voice to "meet" the fresh and vulgar, light sad interpretation, let too many people shy away.
Unfortunately, with the passage of time, the first special of the small fresh love song with Yan Zi's age, singing maturity, the market screening gradually disappeared, only in the heart of the Zi fans to become an eternal classic.
02
Stubborn lyrics: heartbreaking vitality
Another major reason for the popularity of Sun Yenzi is her stubborn lyrics.
Performing lyrical songs, she relies not on extraordinary singing skills, nor purely unique voice or singing, but the tone of the bottom of the stock of firm, stubborn, never bowed down the toughness of the traditional bitter songs in the fragile image of women, so that her thin body contains a nuclear bomb of the general energy. It is like a mayfly shaking a big tree, while heartache, while respecting its vitality.
The most representative is "I'm not sad", which is laughingly called the first of a trilogy of self-deception (and "I'm not in love", "I'm very happy") by netizens.
In the face of a long-distance boyfriend's change of heart, saying "I'm not sad" is indeed self-deception, as in the lyrics: "I'm not sad, just why the tears will flow, I don't understand".
Then why emphasize it over and over again?
For yourself, non-stop mental suggestion to let yourself as soon as possible to end the hurt, do not love is not love, and how to entangle, discuss the right and wrong, can not change the fact that can not go back.
"It's better to break up now than to delay again and again if you don't love me," and "I'm going to leave you alone and move forward, which will be a real relief for me.
Does it work for the other person to say they are sad? "I care about you, don't leave me OK", this kind of drama often lines into reality will only declare your humble state of mind, not only will not let the other side of the heartache, back to the heart, but will make him feel that you are a lickspittle, either PUA you, or go even more decisive .
What's more, when two people's relationship goes to the edge of the cliff, the catharsis of negative emotions will only push each other into the abyss, bringing meaningless quarrels and hysteria.
So when Yan Zi emphasized in this song, "I'm not sad", but let the other side began to apologize:
I thought it was a storm, but I didn't expect it to be so calm, and even in turn to excuse himself, "I really understand, you are not happy with the old, it is that I did not stay with you," he said. Sun Yanzi's interpretation of the different levels of emotions that she dispatches takes her theme to the next level .
The first time around, the main song is blandly spoken, with a hint of helplessness, but ready to accept it. To the chorus part, calmly analyze the relationship problem is distance, really not your fault, ready to let you go, do not worry about me.
This stirred up the scum's apologetic heart, making him a little hesitant, so the second time to the main song, a little reluctance to let the scum still "hold my hand".
But my understanding isn't to bring you back, I really want to split with you! So the chorus starts to pour on the emotion, emphasizing: I really get it, I'm really not upset, just go.
But as he said it, he couldn't hold back the tears - because the scum began to say "loved" and began to hurt, how could he not let people tear up!
But the more I cried, the less dignity I retained, so I began to get emotional, "Let me go, let me start enjoying freedom!
But you suddenly hugged me and said it was all your fault. I can't stand it any longer, the emotion is completely like a floodgate water, pouring out all the power to carry out in the song, and finally said once again that I really don't feel bad, and now break up is my real relief ...... the characteristics of its voice is very rich in vitality in the paragraph unreservedly displayed.
Two times the main song, three times the chorus, the mood layers, the lyrics are constantly changing, the story is complete, there is a laying out of the outbreak, to achieve the perfect combination of lyrics, song and sound, so that can let her tell fans in concert: "Singing this song will consume all of my feelings".
The vitality of Sun's tone can be highlighted in her second album, Beginning to Understand.
The climax of the chorus, which starts at 3:23, is different from the previous two choruses, especially in the section "I've loved you so much, who would give up ...... but tomorrow is my own", there is no switching between true and false tones, no clever transitions, and it's all in the real voice. The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of a song, and I was in the middle of a song, and I was in the middle of a song, and I was in the middle of a song, and I was in the middle of a song.
In a nutshell, Sun's interpretation of love songs is unique in that she doesn't just show her fragile side, but always shows her resilience at the climax with her metallic voice, which is a layered emotional experience that is not only rare in Chinese pop, but also in the list of Yenzi's lyrical songs.
03
Slow and fast: playful and cool
Sun Yen Zi not only has a knack for lyrical interpretation, but also has a knack for upbeat songs.
Her upbeat songs are not fast in a way, and the tempo is as slow as her lyrical songs, but the tone of the music is focused on two styles.
The playfulness of her songs corresponds to her girlish attributes, the most familiar of which is "Green Light", a song that was a hit on the streets back in the day, and known as the "Walking Street Song".
Although the advent of the Internet era has given Green Light other meanings, it was the hottest ringtone at the time. Written in the rhythm of American tap dance, "Green Light" brought out Sun's lively side.
A relatively unknown song, "Lazy to Care," uses a lazy style and tone to bring out the cute side of a girl.
2:30 p.m. natural awakening, boyfriend to ring the doorbell, messy home, empty refrigerator, shriveled pockets, do not know how to entertain, then a sentence to get it done: lazy to care, let nature take its course. The image of a woman with a big grin and a free spirit jumps off the page.
The most distinctive part of the song is the coda after the main theme is sung, where Yanzi's laughter is recorded, and even a pig squeal is recorded at the end!
Another style of fast song, which I've summarized as cool and cool, is that Sun uses a "rough voice" to perform these songs, i.e. a very hard tone, and the subject matter is either a cathartic song that says, "Don't bother me," or "Get the hell out of here!
"Leave me alone" is a typical "leave me alone" song. From whispering that the scum is not worth it, to the repressed "na na na na" chant, to the free roar: we are not possible, leave me alone! The power of the song is very strong and distinctive. The jagoffs still say some grand words to expose and criticize without mercy, and then express resistance, "I will calmly look at you, leave my world", never give the jagoffs a chance, never dragged the mud, dare to say goodbye, such a spiritual kernel up to now is also very inspiring.
Fong's lyrics, "Straightforward", are more spontaneous, with a gentle tone of irony and mockery of scum, especially the rap part: "If your boyfriend is drooling over a hot girl, punch him a few times, pinch him, and ask him if he understands what he is appreciating", and humorously satirized, the chorus is hummed over and over again to promote a "Straightforward" approach to life.
What's more interesting is that the third album in 01 years, the "test with the class", now seems to be still in the era of the pain point, criticizing the feelings of fast food in the era, a lot of like is superficial article, superficial to the. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the other side of the coin.
In a nutshell, you can discover the vivaciousness and loveliness of a young girl from Sun Yenzi's rhythmic and playful fast songs, you can hear her maiden's grief and simple belief in love from her little fresh love songs, and you can realize that a young girl will not be thwarted by the wind and rain from her stubborn lyricism.
Most importantly, her cool songs are still conveying the new era of women's outlook on love - independent, confident, calm, not dragging their feet, refusing to be pua, refusing to fast-food love ......
Of course, Yan Zi has a traditional bitter love song, and it's not the only one. There are also traditional bitter love songs, and there are quite a few of them; as well as dream inspirational songs, advertising songs, cha-mei songs, public service songs, etc.; and some nonsensical songs, which are very bad to listen to.
I'll leave these controversial songs for another installment.
These songs are controversial in my opinion.